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112 Enthusiasm for Preaching “If only it was in my control, I would go to every dwelling as a beggar and preach the true religion of Allah the Almighty and save the people from destructive polytheism and disbelief. If Allah teaches me the English language, I myself will travel and tour for the sake of preaching and will spend my entire life in this preaching even until death. ” (Malfoozat; vol. 2, p. 219) To Stay Awake for Service to Allah is ‘Jihad’ The Promised Messiah as stated at the time of Fajr prayer, “I stayed up till three in the morning proof-reading and correcting the manuscripts. Maulvi Abdul Kareem Sahib, although ill, stayed up with me. Therefore, he will not be able to come presently. This was also a kind of ‘ Jehad’. Although one has on occasion to stay awake at night, but what a pleasant time is that which is spent in the cause of Allah. It is stated about a Companion (of the Holy Prophet) that he was crying at the time of his death. When asked why he was crying and whether it was because of fear of death, the Companion replied that he was not afraid of death but his regret was that it was not the time of ‘Jehad’. It would have been pleasant if his time had come when, in the past, he used to participate in ‘Jehad’. ” The Promised Messiah as stated,